Aggie Track and Field to Host USU Mark Faldmo Invitational this Weekend

Thursday, Apr. 18, 2013

Utah State's men and women's track & field teams will host the annual USU Mark Faldmo Invitational at Ralph Maughan Track Stadium in Logan, Utah on Friday and Saturday, April 19-20. (photo from Athletics website)

Utah State's [University] men and women’s track and field teams will host the annual USU Mark Faldmo Invitational at Ralph Maughan Track Stadium in Logan, Utah, Friday and Saturday, April 19 and 20. A select number of Aggies will also travel to Walnut, Calif., for the Mt. SAC Relays, Distance Carnival and Invitational on Thursday through Saturday, April 18-20.

In the 2013 edition of the USU Mark Faldmo Invitational, USU will welcome in-state schools BYU, Utah (women), Utah Valley, Weber State (women), and Westminster (women), along with border foe Idaho State in the annual track and field meet. For more information on the USU Mark Faldmo Invitational including a complete event schedule, fans can visit the Athletics website.

Action will begin at Ralph Maughan Track Stadium Friday at 4 p.m. (MT) with the women and men’s hammer throws, followed by the men’s javelin at 4:30 p.m. and the women and men’s 5,000m run at 5 p.m.

Saturday’s action will start at 10 a.m. with the field events as the running events will begin at approximately 11:45 a.m. The United States National Anthem will be played at 11:20 a.m. All times are subject to change and the events will be moved ahead of schedule if possible.

“The thing I like about this weekend is the athletes get to showcase their talent in front of their home fans and families,” said veteran Utah State head coach Gregg Gensel. “I really like that. The thing about sending athletes to compete at Mt. SAC, is we are able to showcase our talents and our program with the nation’s best.”

Action continues for Utah State track and field as they again split action between the University of California hosted Brutus Hamilton Challenge and the BYU hosted Robison Invitational on Friday and Saturday, April 26-27.

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